King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Yoko-geri

Side kick – a Judo kick

Type
Kicks
Martial arts
Judo
Meaning
Side kick
Listed in
Kakato-ate-waza: heel techniques (judo techniques)

The name word by word

Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.

WordJapaneseReadingMeaning
Yoko横よこside-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width
geri蹴りけりkick

Other Judo kicks

Japanese terms for kicks

TermReadingMeaning
回し蹴りmawashigeriroundhouse kick; turning kick
飛び蹴りtobigeridropkick; flying kick
ハイキックhaikikkuhigh kick
マルテーロmaruteeromartelo; roundhouse kick in capoeira
ネリチャギnerichagiaxe kick; ax kick
かかと落としkakatootoshiaxe kick; ax kick
ケイシャーダkeishaadaqueixada (capoeira kick at the opponent's jaw); outward crescent kick
サイドキックsaidokikkuside kick
後ろ回し蹴りushiromawashigerispin kick

. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

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